The menu button
gives you convenient access to your favorite Firefox features. Don't like the default arrangement? It's easy to customize. Is there something you use all the time? Try adding it to the main toolbar. We'll show you how.

Firefox's toolbars provide easy access to common features. This article explains how you can customize toolbars to make Firefox work the way you do.

Customize the menu or the toolbar

You can change the items that appear in the menu or your toolbar.

Click the menu button
and choose Customize.

A special tab will open which allows you to drag and drop items in or out of the menu and the toolbar. Feel free to experiment with what works best for you. You can always start over by clicking the Restore Defaults button at the bottom of the screen.

How do I show and hide the different toolbars?

Most toolbars can be shown or hidden depending on your needs.
To show or hide a toolbar, right-clickcontrol-click on an empty section of the Tab Strip and check or uncheck it in the pop-up menu.

Menu Bar: This toolbar at the top of the Firefox window contains the browser menus (File, Edit, Help, etc.). On Windows Vista and 7, the Menu Bar is hidden by default, and its features are contained in the Firefox button. If the Menu Bar is hidden, you can temporarily show it by pressing the Alt key.

Menu Bar: This toolbar at the top of the Firefox window contains the browser menus (File, Edit, Help, etc.). Hiding the Menu Bar will make the Firefox button appear which contains a simplified menu.

Tab Strip: This is where your tabs are displayed. You can't hide it.

Navigation Toolbar: This toolbar contains your web site navigation buttons, the Location Bar, the Search Bar, the Home button and the Bookmarks button.